The Bondsman's Burden
Subtitle: An Economic Analysis of the Common Law of Southern Slavery (Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 13, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780521592383
Subjects: Constitutional & administrative law; Slavery & emancipation; Slavery; Social Science; Legal Reference / Law Profession; United States - Antebellum Era; Reference; USA; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor; Legal History; History / United States / 19th Century; Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--History; Law and legislation; Sociology - General; History; United States
First sentence: The common law of slavery, like all of the common law, was a bridge connecting past to future.